slave trade

On 25 March 1807, the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act entered into force. However, although the law prohibited the…

In the eyes of Europeans, pirates are criminals and looters, but black African slaves see them as their liberators and…

How can we say that there were no civilizations in Africa before colonialism came? Economic, social structures existed in African…

The majority of Africans were bought through local African or African-European merchants rather than being seized or captured by European…

US colonialism in Africa is deeply rooted in the history of slavery, which has been a major point of contention…

The most typical response to why Africa was referred to as a dark continent is because Europe had little knowledge…

Lincoln signed a legislative resolution on February 1, 1865, proposing the 13th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which abolished…

Chattel slavery is defined as a civil partnership in which one person has ultimate authority over another’s life, wealth, and…

A statue of Modeste Testas, an African woman who was a victim of slavery, has been defaced with white paint…

Did Africans sell themselves into slavery? The conventional narrative of 17th and 18th-century European slavers was that the Africans themselves…

Undisputedly one of the most striking effects of the slave trade in Africa is its impact on the continent’s demographics.

African slavery started many centuries, accusing fingers pointing to Arabians. Some people have little interest in the Arab slave trade,…